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SRIMATHE RAMANUJAYA NAMAHA

APPAN THIRUVADIGALE SARANAM

 

Dear Bhagavathas, Accept my pranam,

 

Another similarity beteen Yatheendrar and Yatheeendra Pravanar

is pointed out here. Both are Sanyasins out of compulsion.

 

Normally one is expected to enter the sanyasa asrama after enjoying

Bramhacharya, Grahastha, and Vanaprastha asramas. Now days every body prefers

to remain as grahastha through out life to celebrate 60th and 80th birthdays.

 

Ramanuja wished to have the sesha prasadham of Thirukkachchi Nambikal, the

spiritual advisor to Ramanuja. He belonged to a lower caste and therby

hesitated; but, could not avoid Ramanuja’s wish. So, on the appointed day when

Ramanuja was out of his house to invite him, Thirukachchi Nambikal came to

Ramanuja’s house by another route avoiding Ramanuja and had the feast from

Ramanuja’s wife. She was an average woman interested in social habits only. She

cleaned the place where Thirukachchi Nambikal had his food and took bath and

cleaned herself. When Ramanuja returned home and came to know the facts, he was

very much disappointed. Ramanuja’s wife might have been pleased to offer a

dinner to a noble man. But, she did not extend the same nobility when another

poor man who was very hungry approached Ramanuja. She turened him out on the

pretext that there was no food in the house. There was food and she could have

offered as desired by Ramanuja.

 

Wife is known as ‘saha dharmini’supposed to uphold the dharma of husband.

Without her co-operation the ‘Grahastha’ asrama is incomplete. When there is no

co ordination between husband and wife life becomes dull. Ordinary folks

somehow get adjusted to prolong the family life. But, in the case of person

like Ramanuja, who is man with missionary zeal life is impossible. He sent his

wife to her father’s house and took to sanyasam

 

In the case of Yatheendra pravanar the problem was different. He had many close

relatives. The “Theetu” on account of birth and death among these relatives

affected his service to society. So, he also took to sanyasa.

 

Both were great persons who risked their family lives for the sake of humanity.

We are fortunate to have two great Acharyas.

 

Adiyen Ramanuja dasan, T.Parthasarathy.